Re: 1:1 Millennium Falcon Console Replica
SK,
before you go and buy a whole $#!+ load of those switches, there may be another consideration. There may be smaller bodied, less expensive toggle switches that will actually fit ALL the holes of the screen accurate panel…don’t worry that the levers don’t look the same—yet. Then send them to Canobi to cast handles directly onto the levers. In other words, make a mold for just the paddle lever, fill the mold with resin (not all the way), turn the actual smaller switch over so its lever is pointing downward, and immerse it’s lever into the mold so as to displace the resin just enough to cover the lever the appropriate amount. A test with some other liquid like water can be used to determine the exact level to fill the mold to. And it would be a good idea to pack a little electrical grease into the barrel around the switch’s lever at the base to prevent resin from accidentally getting into the moving parts.
Of course there will need to be some sort of jig to ensure repeatability of how each switch’s lever is aligned in the mold. That way, the switch handles will appear uniform if 2 or more contiguous switches are are flipped to the same position.
Hey, I know…no need to thank me, Canobi. I mean, after all, isn’t this what you live for? (ducks)
Mark
